The Commonwealth Conundrum

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The Commonwealth Conundrum provides you with the best place to hear alternative, punk, post-punk, industrial, indie and whatever awesome music is coming out of the Commonwealth countries... At the moment the focus is on what great sounds and scenes are coming out of Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand as well as our own backyard. However if there is a rock band anywhere within the 54 countries that make up the commonwealth, hosts Rebecca Munroe and Danny Payne will do their best to find them! Speaking of the hosts... Rebecca is quite a passionate and gregarious lass known to rant about a particular news topic that has royally pissed her off! And talk incessantly about her passion for Pete. Danny Payne on the other hand is a music-loving British MP3J who aims to bring the good people of Montreal the finest underground, unsigned and independent UK and Irish music. Both will be speaking regularly with lads and lasses here and abroad about their bands, music scenes and what not! And at 5pm every Wednesday, montreal.about.com 's Evelyn Reid will inform, YOU, the public about great concerts and what other fun things there are to do in this great city of Montreal. Oh and in case you were wondering... Pints and cuppa's go quite well with this show!".


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ArtistSong Title
News & Community Calendar
Talk Spot
crystal fighterschampion sound
360boys like you
city and colourwhat makes a man
In-Flight SafetyBig White Elephant
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Metricgimme sympathy
Coveslet the sun go
CowbellOh Girl
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wolfman feat. pete dohertyback from the dead
RococodeEmpire
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grimskunkfalling into shadow
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Talk Spot - Evelyn Reid montreal.about.com Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - Zombie Compromise
zulu winterwe should be swimming
The Unknown Mortal Orchestrabicycle
The Sheepdogsthe middle road
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The Stone RosesI wanna be adored
the golden awesomeHigh life
two wounded birdsto be young
grimskunkmoral bigotry

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April 18th saw the Commonwealth Conundrum show extended another hour bringing new and retro music from all over the Commonwealth.Also, more importantly, Brit and DJ extraordinaire Danny Payne joined Rebecca Munroe as co-host of the show.Danny hails from Brighton, England and brings phenomenal British music to the show. This podcast features an interview with Arni (bass player) from the VACCINES, taking time out from his hotel room in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  You'll want to hear this brilliant chat!
Go to our Commonwealth Conundrum Soundcloud page to listen: http://soundcloud.com/thecommonwealthconundrum/the-...

Toronto band The Hidden Cameras are 10 years old!
 
And they are celebrating by streaming a new compilation of songs that take a tune down memory lane.
If you want to check it out... just click the link below!
Enjoy!
 
http://snd.sc/lelIqj
 
 

2010 was not a stellar year for music that stood out... so that being said,
here are my top 5 Canadian albums and top 5 albums from everywhere else!


Canucks Top 5

5. Bears, Mayors, Scaps and Bones - Cancer Bats
4. Zeroes QC - Suuns
3. Tendre et Mauve - Meta Gruau
2. Wilderness Heart - Black Mountain
1. The Suburbs - Arcade Fire


Everywhere else!
5. Teen Dream - Beach House
4. Black Tambourine - Black Tambourine
3.Glitter and Doom Live - Tom Waits
2.Grinderman 2 - Grinderman
1. My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope To the Sky - Swans!

And... went to a lot of shows this year... but after seeing The Swans...
all the others became a blur... nevetheles here are the ones that managed to...